Digital Extension Society for Agriculture Application Universitas Gadjah Mada (Desa Apps UGM) has participated in ICTforAg 2024 annual convening where agrifood system stakeholders, technology experts, and enthusiasts gather to share knowledge, find solutions, and form partnerships to address challenges in agrifood systems across low and middle-income countries. The event was held on 28^th-30^th May 2024 simultanously in 5 countries: New Delhi (India), Nairobi (Kenya), Texcoco (Mexico), Philippines; and Washington DC (USA). It also took place online via Zoom. This becomes a great opportunity to introduce Desa Apps UGM to the global society, specifically concering about digital agriculture that has been burgeoning issues within the last decade. read more

For the first time, Faculty of Agriculture UGM and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) conducted collaborative study focusing on nematodes. This was stated by Prof. Dr. Ir. Siwi Indarti, M.P., Professor in Agricultural Nematology, as the leader of the research team.

“After years of partnership between Faculty of Agriculture UGM and ACIAR in various fields, the study on nematodes is carried out for the first time. We believe that nematodes have a significant impact on decreasing agricultural crop production, so focusing of our research project which related to accurate and precise identification can make disease management becomes more effective to prevent transmission by nematodes to other areas,” explained Prof. Siwi. read more

Faculty of Agriculture UGM collaborate with Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in conducting an in-depth research project on the control of fruit flies in mangoes through area-wide management (AWM) system approach. The project, which has been conducted since 2017, was completed by an International Training Workshop on Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 May  2024 at AGLC Building, Faculty of Agriculture UGM. The event was attended by participants from 12 different countries involved in the project. read more